This book is Dedicated to All Davido's fans all over the world, his family, and most of it all, three sweet kids. Imade, Hailey, and Ifeanyi. As they grow the get to read about the good deeds of their father not believe the bad news spread about their Father in the Internet.
The say he makes noise, some called him frog voice, some say his big because of his father wealth.
But all this never stop the king of Africa music who he is, the voice of the nation, the man with a golden heart and the best musician Africa ever had, the King of Afro beat.
With or without Grammy his world best, African best and Nigeria best. If Christiano Ronaldo is yet to win the FIFA World Cup, as well as Messi but is tag as the World best players, why not. He still has more years to go
His music career even with being born with a silver spoon he still struggle to make it to the top, his father was against his music, he had no family support, he has to work his way through by struggling like every other Musicians.
They said is his father’s wealth that keep boosting him, but still there are a lot of Nigeria musicians who are also rich kids and also in the same music industry who couldn’t make it to his level of success, this is called hard work, dedication and consistency. Davido is not just super talented but also a dedicated musician.
Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke biography
Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke was born on the 6th of March 1957 to Mr. Raji Ayoola & Mrs. Esther Nnenna Adeleke in Enugu State. Adedeji Adeleke lived in Enugu State with his maternal Grandmother but had to move to Lagos to start his Primary School Education when he was of age. , Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, a well-known businessman and Seventh-day Adventist in Nigeria, freshman registration documents for Oakwood University, a historically black Christian college.
People often attach the honorific ‘Chief’ to Dr. Adeleke’s name, referring to his wealth and power, largely earned through his founding of Pacific Holdings, a company that deals in steel, oil, gas, and more.
He attended Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School from 1965 to 1970, and when he graduated in 1970, he proceeded to Seventh-Day Adventist Grammar School in Osun State for his Secondary School Education.
He obtained his West African School Certificate
WASC
in 1975 and went ahead to gain admission into the Western Kentucky University, Kentucky, the USA in 1976. He gained admission abroad while he worked briefly at the Federal Ministry of Education. In 1979, he obtained a Bachelors’ Degree in Finance and then enrolled for an MBA in 1979, which he completed in 1981. He then went ahead to bag a Ph.D. degree at Pacific Columbia University, California in International Business.
After fortifying himself with the best standard of education he could have at the highest level, he returned to Nigeria to participate in the Nigerian National Youth Service Corps Scheme. After acquiring all his degrees, he went ahead to establish Pacific Holdings in December 1983. He created Pacific Holdings through Pacific Drilling Company Limited, specializing in geographical surveys, water treatment, drilling of bore holes and many more activities. The company was later incorporated from a Limited Liability Company on the 28th of December 1990. Pacific Holdings is now into Energy & Power generation and Freight services.
In 1996, Adedeji Adeleke established a non-profit NGO called Springtime Development Foundation
SDF
with the aim of bettering the lives of many Nigerians through Education, with himself being a lover of Education. In March 2011, he received the national license to run operations in his University- Adeleke University in Osun State. He got married to a University Lecturer, Veronica Imade, who passed away at the age of 39 years in 2003.
In 2007, Adedeji Adeleke enrolled to receive another PhD degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in Arizona, and in 2010, he received his degree. He is the current Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University and also the CEO of Pacific Holdings Ltd. His elder brother, Isiaka Adeleke was a former Governor in Osun State.
Adedeji Adeleke Net Worth
He is often referred to as the richest man in Osun State, one of the richest in Nigeria, and one of the most successful businessmen in Nigeria. He is the owner of many business enterprises in Lagos. He has several investments in Nigeria in sectors like Banking, Real Estate, Entertainment, Securities, Education, etc.
Adedeji Adeleke is estimated to have a net worth of about $700 million
N268, 961,000,000
.
Adedeji Adeleke Cars
As a billionaire in Nigeria, the acquisition of luxury cars and goods should not be a hassle especially if your family name screams money. Coming from a place of affluence, Adedeji Adeleke has been the owner of many cars, including the cars his children have bought for him.
Adedeji Adeleke like his son Davido is a lover of good things and does not escape the chance of splurging especially when it comes to cars. He has been seen riding in many luxury cars, but the two most expensive cars that he has and is mostly always seen in are the 2017 Bentley Mulsanne and a Rolls Royce Phantom.
2017 Bentley Mulsanne. This luxury car has one of the most interesting launching pads in the automobile industry. It has a 6.8 lliterV-8 engine and a 505 horsepower Some of its inbuilt features are apple car play, Android Auto, in-car 4G LTE data connection, 60GB of media storage, electric curtains, LED headlights and so many inbuilt features that make it luxury. It currently costs about $350,000
N134, 480, 500
for a brand new one.
Rolls Royce Phantom:
Running on a 6.75 Litre twin-turbocharged V-12 engine, this beauty has a horsepower of 563. The price for a Rolls Royce Phantom begins at $450,000
N172, 903, 500
.
Adedeji Adeleke Private Jet. The Private jet costs a whopping $62 million
N23, 822, 260,000
. His houses If you want to label yourself a rich man and talk more of a Billionaire, you must be willing and ready to acquire at least one property in Ikoyi, Lagos, even if it is just a one-storey building.
As a well-recognized Billionaire, Adedeji Adeleke is the owner of many properties spread across Nigeria and abroad. For his 60th birthday, he acquired a mansion in Atlanta, USA, and even in Nigeria, he has properties scattered around Osun State, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lekki, Lagos, Victoria Island, and urban areas in Lagos State and other neighboring states.
Davido, as revealed that he didn’t know his father, Adedeji Adeleke, was rich till he was 13 years old.
The singer made this revelation during an interview with an American-based podcast, Earn Your Leisure.
Davido, who goes by the nickname OBO
abbreviated from Omo Baba Olowo loosely translated as ‘son of a rich man’
, stated that he never knew of his family’s wealth as a child because his parents lived a modest life.
He said, “I didn’t know he was rich till I was 13 because he lived so normal. I didn’t even know he was a billionaire driving a Honda.
“He had a brand new silver Honda Accord. He had a driver. My mum had a Toyota or so, or a Honda truck or something. So I didn’t know.
“They lived so modestly until we moved out of that house to the new house.”
He stated that when they got to the house, he then realized that his father was rich.
Davido continued, “From the new house, that was when I started trying to know what my dad did and got to know that he was into business.”
The singer also stated that even presently, he was still amazed at his father’s humility and modesty.
“Till date, he’s still so humble and modest with the way he spends and the way he goes about his business. The way he handles his business is still amazing to me,” Davido said.